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The Pirlo Goal Controversy – The Shoutbox – By Fans. For Fans. (Aug 27-Sep 2)

August 27, 2012

by Mike DG

August 27, 2012

Mo’ wins, mo’ problems. – The Notorious B.I.G.

On Saturday, for the Juventus season-opener at home to Parma, special guest Seventh Official Sulley Muntari was at the match in Torino to volunteer his time and stay behind Juve’s net to make sure no irregularities would occur.

Sadly, according to Mr. Muntari, there were irregularities.

Regarding the incident at the 58th minute, the Ghanaian was appalled at the call to award Andrea Pirlo the goal, stating:

Clearly the ball was almost two feet from where my ball landed in the box, and if *my* ball didn’t cross the lin,e then Pirlo’s ball wasn’t even in the penalty area.

Luckily we here at JuventiKNOWS have undeniable photographic evidence clearly proving that Muntari’s strike last season NEVER CROSSED THE LINE:

Yet the controversies just don’t stop.

After the referee (correctly) awarded a penalty for a foul on a Lichtsteiner the linesman (wrongly) saw onside, and after the tough (but ultimately correct) call by the goalmouth referee to award Pirlo his goal, we all knew what the comments would be from the biggest mouths in Serie A…

Whether it comes from Napoli fans players management who think that playing football like disgraceful butchers should not warrant red cards, to a farce of a sporting judicial system that suspends a man for 10 months without any evidence, to Inter TIM telecom Italia FIGC ALL OF THE ABOVE who started a media-driven “trial” to destroy Italy’s strongest football club and cripple Italian Calcio, we all know this is nothing new and that controversy and slander will be hurled at Juventus all season long.

I think I’ve stirred the pot enough, but what do YOU think?
 

Share your opinions on any recent controversies (take your pick), or thoughts on next week’s match (Sunday at Udinese), or speculations on whether or not AC Milan’s backline would actually be BETTER by signing Marco Motta before the transfer window closes.

We want to hear you (not Sulley Muntari), so comment below and…
 
 

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  • http://twitter.com/haythamx Haytham M.

    There is another photo which shows from an angle, magnified, that shows Mirante at one point clutching the ball behind the goal line. Legit goal. Haters keep hating. Whiners keep whining.

  • Bit

    We didn’t score the penalty and were a goal up already before the Pirlo’s goal, so Parma would have had to score for any complaints to by Juve opponents to be meaningful.They are just belly aching. I guess we will have to get use to it this season as we will continue our success. I see Zdenek Zeman has been leading the complaints, maybe if he spent more time preparing Rome in the preseason and less insulting Juve, he won’t have have had to blame everyone but himself for his sides poor first game.

  • disqus_9n44ngIvMU

    this picture tell different…(juve vs Parma)…

  • disqus_9n44ngIvMU

    this picture tell different…(juve vs Parma)…

    • http://www.facebook.com/shaun.burgess.56 Shaun Burgess

      clearly over the line

    • Linez

      Yep, clearly over the line.

  • abp

    it was a goal.. end of story…. haters gonna hate and cry foul no matter what…. we had goalline technology and that was to say it was a legit goal, people would be saying the technology is insufficient, the technology is faulty, Juve tampered with the specs…. can’t get people who choose to be blind to shut up

  • Dirtbunny

    I think this might have the first match in which I have ever seen a goal-line official do ANYTHING. Since it resulted in a ruling in favor of Juve, I suppose next year we’ll go back to four officials only.

  • Dirtbunny

    I think this might have the first match in which I have ever seen a goal-line official do ANYTHING. Since it resulted in a ruling in favor of Juve, I suppose next year we’ll go back to four officials only.

  • Dirtbunny

    I think this might have the first match in which I have ever seen a goal-line official do ANYTHING. Since it resulted in a ruling in favor of Juve, I suppose next year we’ll go back to four officials only.

  • AlaskaJuventino

    LINEZ ON BWRAO posted this kickass fanpost on the subject. Not sure if he posts here, so I am going to repost it.

    ALL CREDIT GOES TO LINEZ.

    Here is the link, and also the post itself.

    http://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2012/8/27/3271195/to-all-haters-we-won-fairly-got-problem

    Edit: Ok the images didn’t come out right. Just follow the link. Seriously, do it. Really good stuff, lots of diagrams.

    • http://www.juventiknows.com Marco P.

      Linez is way off on the offside tirade.

      Lichtsteiner isn’t offside because the ball rebounds off Paletta (in which case he would NOT be offside, as Linez correctly assumed) but rather because it rebounds off Paletta THEN Vucinic. The moment Vucinic touches it is when the offside flag should have gone up.

      • Linez

        I posted a question for you there and looking forward to your answer. :-)

        • http://www.juventiknows.com Marco P.

          Ah. Good thing that you let me know here. I don’t visit SB Nation very often.

          Responded.

  • http://www.facebook.com/theskath Sebastian Kath

    In the German media (‘Sportbild’):

    Elia balances accounts with Juventus.

    - “Conte totally ignored me. He never spoke to me during the entire year. This was very frustrating for me.”

    - “The club urged me to turn down my Scudetto bonus (EUR 200K or a Ferrari) otherwise they would not release me for Bremen.”

    • http://www.juventiknows.com Marco P.

      Yeah, I’d forgotten how capital Elia was to the Scudetto effort. He totally deserved that Ferrari… -.-

      • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_H2RGNJF76Q7X7GZVVK6M2NGHBQ W

        Still a dick move to make him give it up.

  • JuveSalonico

    Pirlo’s goal was not critical for the result. I prefer to focus on the great perdormance of Asamoah (at last a great promising left back in Juve), in the stability of Storari (I can not recall when we had again such a good second keeper), the fact that Luca Marone reminded me of Ciro Ferarra in his great years (go on junior!). On the other hand Bonucci lacks form (he has been dangerous for our defense in several cases). We are lucky Barzagli is as usual in great condition.

  • http://www.facebook.com/el.juvenesia Fedora JuveHolic

    Dogs bark, but the caravans move on
    ( from Indonesian’s Proverb : “anjing menggonggong kafilah berlalu”)

    Forza La Grande Juventus Per Sempre Sara!!

  • KarimJuve7

    Where do I scream about the pending Bendtner signing??!
    It’s just ridiculous to start the summer transfer market with the intention of signing Cavani & end up with the intention of signing Bendtner…
    Am seriously furious about this move… In my modest opinion Bendtner is better suited for a DMF role in football rather than a striker…
    If it’s about time & money then WTF happened to Rossi??! An injured is way better than a fit Bendtner

  • Sam

    Will him and Allegri ever stop crying about that goal LAST SEASON? Looking at the points Juventus would have won the league anyway

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_H2RGNJF76Q7X7GZVVK6M2NGHBQ W

      Inter fans still bitch about the incident in 1961 (or whatever year it was) even though those points weren’t decisive. So no, I don’t think they’ll ever stop bitching about it.